Example sentences of "are occasion [subord] it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the timber of woodlands always has a claim to be treated as a commercial crop , and though the making of a tree preservation order does not necessarily involve the owner in any financial loss ( isolated trees or groups of trees are usually planted expressly as an amenity ) , there are occasions when it does . |
| 2 | It 's er partly chlorine yes but it there are occasions when it smells like T C P . |
| 3 | If for any reason you need to revoke your will urgently , and there are occasions when it comes about , you need to destroy it . |
| 4 | There 's actually a very different difficult problem with sexual harassment , which is that erm there are occasions when it looks as if it 's going to be difficult for a college not to go ahead , even when the victim has withdrawn her or his complaint . |
| 5 | Ever since I started observing it , about 30 years ago , the magnitude has remained between 4.6 and 5.3 , with a mean of 4.9 , but there are occasions when it has fallen to below 6 . |